EP0321262A3 - Optical fibre cable - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0321262A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: optical fibre; fibre cable; cable; optical; fibre
Prior art date: 1987-12-17
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP88311909A

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EP0321262A2 (en

EP0321262B1 (en

Inventor

Lawrence Ian Smith

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Telephone Cables Ltd

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Telephone Cables Ltd

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1987-12-17

Filing date

1988-12-16

Publication date

1989-11-02

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1988-12-16 Application filed by Telephone Cables Ltd filed Critical Telephone Cables Ltd

1989-06-21 Publication of EP0321262A2 publication Critical patent/EP0321262A2/en

1989-11-02 Publication of EP0321262A3 publication Critical patent/EP0321262A3/en

1992-11-04 Application granted granted Critical

1992-11-04 Publication of EP0321262B1 publication Critical patent/EP0321262B1/en

Status Expired legal-status Critical Current

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239000013307 optical fiber Substances 0.000 title 1

Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/44—Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables
- G02B6/4401—Optical cables
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/44—Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables
- G02B6/4401—Optical cables
- G02B6/4415—Cables for special applications
- G02B6/4427—Pressure resistant cables, e.g. undersea cables
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/44—Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables
- G02B6/4401—Optical cables
- G02B6/4429—Means specially adapted for strengthening or protecting the cables
- G02B6/44384—Means specially adapted for strengthening or protecting the cables the means comprising water blocking or hydrophobic materials

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Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Optics & Photonics (AREA)
Insulated Conductors (AREA)
Communication Cables (AREA)

EP88311909A 1987-12-17 1988-12-16 Optical fibre cable Expired EP0321262B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB878729455A GB8729455D0 (en)	1987-12-17	1987-12-17	Submarine optical cable
GB8729455		1987-12-17

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0321262A2 EP0321262A2 (en)	1989-06-21
EP0321262A3 true EP0321262A3 (en)	1989-11-02
EP0321262B1 EP0321262B1 (en)	1992-11-04

Family

ID=10628636

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP88311909A Expired EP0321262B1 (en)	1987-12-17	1988-12-16	Optical fibre cable

Country Status (6)

Country	Link
US (1)	US4971420A (en)
EP (1)	EP0321262B1 (en)
JP (1)	JPH01211707A (en)
AU (1)	AU609915B2 (en)
DE (1)	DE3875708T2 (en)
GB (2)	GB8729455D0 (en)

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GB8905056D0 (en) *	1989-03-06	1989-04-19	Telephone Cables Ltd	Optical fibre cable
GB8907344D0 (en) *	1989-03-31	1989-05-17	Telephone Cables Ltd	Optical fibre cable core
RU2087015C1 (en) *	1989-09-13	1997-08-10	Сумитомо Электрик Индастриз, Лтд.	Submarine extended device which has fiber- optical members
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US5013127A (en) *	1990-04-26	1991-05-07	Siecor Corporation	Flexible fiber optic distribution cable
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DE9013175U1 (en) *	1990-09-17	1991-02-21	Felten & Guilleaume Energietechnik AG, 5000 Köln	Electro-optical overhead cable with 24 or more optical fibers
NO173675C (en) *	1991-10-24	1994-01-12	Alcatel Stk As	Procedure for manufacturing composite cable
DK0552530T3 (en) *	1992-01-24	1996-09-16	Alcatel Submarine Systems Bv	Underwater create noise Ring
NO175119C (en) *	1992-02-06	1994-08-31	Alcatel Stk As	Fiber optic cable
US5212755A (en) *	1992-06-10	1993-05-18	The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy	Armored fiber optic cables
NO176984C (en) *	1992-12-08	1995-06-28	Alcatel Kabel Norge As	Fiber optic element
GB2302184B (en) *	1995-06-09	1999-09-08	Gen Electric Co Plc	Composite cable for electrical power and communication signals
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FR2769121B1 (en) *	1997-10-01	1999-12-03	Telecommunications Sa	ELECTRIC OR DIELECTRIC CABLE WITH OPTICAL FIBERS
NO313607B1 (en)	1999-05-19	2002-10-28	Cit Alcatel	Optical underwater cable
US6463198B1 (en) *	2000-03-30	2002-10-08	Corning Cable Systems Llc	Micro composite fiber optic/electrical cables
US7496246B1 (en) *	2003-07-24	2009-02-24	The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy	Ruggedized fiber optic sound velocity profiler
TWM257568U (en) *	2004-02-18	2005-02-21	Acbel Polytech Inc	A switching device for the single-phase/three-phase power supply
EP2092228B1 (en)	2006-12-22	2011-02-09	NKT Flexibles I/S	A flexible pipe
BR112012018814A2 (en)	2010-01-27	2016-04-12	Afl Telecommunications Llc	registration cable
WO2014176447A1 (en) *	2013-04-24	2014-10-30	Wireco Worldgroup Inc.	High-power low-resistance electromechanical cable
WO2017212559A1 (en)	2016-06-08	2017-12-14	ニューブレクス株式会社	Cable for measuring pressure, temperature, and strain distribution of material

Citations (2)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
EP0203538A2 (en) *	1985-05-29	1986-12-03	PIRELLI CAVI S.p.A.	Submarine cable for optical-fibres telecommunications
EP0221243A2 (en) *	1985-10-31	1987-05-13	KABEL RHEYDT Aktiengesellschaft	Light wave guide aerial cable

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US4552432A (en) *	1983-04-21	1985-11-12	Cooper Industries, Inc.	Hybrid cable
US4765711A (en) *	1983-09-16	1988-08-23	Siecor Corporation	Underwater fiber optic cable weighted with metal particles
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US4730894A (en) *	1986-03-27	1988-03-15	American Telephone And Telegraph Company, At&T Bell Laboratories	Optical fiber cable having a prefabricated strength system and methods of making
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1987
- 1987-12-17 GB GB878729455A patent/GB8729455D0/en active Pending
1988
- 1988-12-02 GB GB8828192A patent/GB2213958B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1988-12-16 DE DE8888311909T patent/DE3875708T2/en not_active Revoked
- 1988-12-16 EP EP88311909A patent/EP0321262B1/en not_active Expired
- 1988-12-16 AU AU27024/88A patent/AU609915B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1988-12-16 JP JP63318297A patent/JPH01211707A/en active Pending
1990
- 1990-04-26 US US07/515,070 patent/US4971420A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related

Patent Citations (2)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
EP0203538A2 (en) *	1985-05-29	1986-12-03	PIRELLI CAVI S.p.A.	Submarine cable for optical-fibres telecommunications
EP0221243A2 (en) *	1985-10-31	1987-05-13	KABEL RHEYDT Aktiengesellschaft	Light wave guide aerial cable

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP0321262A2 (en)	1989-06-21
DE3875708T2 (en)	1993-07-01
GB2213958A (en)	1989-08-23
AU2702488A (en)	1989-06-22
GB2213958B (en)	1991-07-03
DE3875708D1 (en)	1992-12-10
AU609915B2 (en)	1991-05-09
US4971420A (en)	1990-11-20
EP0321262B1 (en)	1992-11-04
JPH01211707A (en)	1989-08-24
GB8729455D0 (en)	1988-02-03
GB8828192D0 (en)	1989-01-05

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1989-05-06	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
1989-06-21	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A2 Designated state(s): DE FR IT NL
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1992-03-04	17Q	First examination report despatched	Effective date: 19920122
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GB2206420B (en)	1991-01-23	Optical fibre cables
GB2186098B (en)	1989-11-22	Optical fiber cable
GB2213958B (en)	1991-07-03	Optical fibre cable
AU608842B2 (en)	1991-04-18	Optical fiber cable
GB8700681D0 (en)	1987-02-18	Optical fibre cable
GB2201008B (en)	1991-10-23	Optical fibre cables
GB8803162D0 (en)	1988-03-09	Optical fibre cable
AU2233288A (en)	1989-03-23	Optical fiber cable
EP0297409A3 (en)	1990-12-12	Optical fiber cable
GB2206976B (en)	1991-01-30	Optical fibre cable
GB2226270B (en)	1992-05-13	Optical fibre cables
GB8627188D0 (en)	1986-12-10	Optical fibre cable
AU1029488A (en)	1988-07-21	Optical fiber cable
GB8812505D0 (en)	1988-06-29	Optical fibre cable
GB8706942D0 (en)	1987-04-29	Optical fibre cables
GB8711356D0 (en)	1987-06-17	Optical fibre cables
GB2233112B (en)	1993-01-20	Optical fibre cable
AU607231C (en)	1993-12-16	Optical fibre cables
GB2206975B (en)	1991-04-24	Optical cable
GB8614344D0 (en)	1986-07-16	Optical fibre cables
GB8701236D0 (en)	1987-02-25	Optical fibre cables
EP0333453A3 (en)	1990-06-13	Optical fibre cables
GB2226151B (en)	1992-09-09	Optical fibre cable
ZA867834B (en)	1987-06-24	Optical fibre cable
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